Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-01-08
THE NEXT UNITED STATES SEN
ATE.

With this Congress twenty-five United
States Senators close their terms OF office
nine Democrats and sixteen Republicans
These are the retiring Senators, with the
States they represent: WILLIAMS, OF
California; HAwLEY, of Connecticut; HAIR
RIsoN, of Indiana; HALE, Of Maine;
DAWES, of Massachusetts,; CoNGER, of
Michigan; MCMILLAN, of Minnesota; VAN
WICK, of Nebraska; SEwEIL, Of New Jer-
sew; MILLER, of New York; SHERMAN,
of Ohio; MITCHELL, of Pennsylvania;
ALDRrcH, of Rhode Island; EDMUNDs, of
Vermont; MALONE. of Virginia; SAWYER,
of Wisconsin, all Republicans, and GRAY,
of Delaware; JONES, of Florida: GoRMAN,
of Maryland; GEORGE, of Mississippi;
COCKRELL, of Missouri; FAIR, of Nevada;
wHITTHoRNE, of Tennessee; MAXEY, of
Texas, and CAMDEN, of West Virginia, all
Democrats. Besides these, the vacancy in
Illinois caused by the death OF Senator
LOGAN is to be filed.
SHERMAN, of Ohio; ALDRICH, of Rhode
Island; EDMUNDs, of Vermont, Repub-
licans, have already become their own sue
cessors, and JOHN w. DANIELS, of Vir-
ginia, Democrat, has become Senator MA
HOMES successor. If the elections yet to
take place result as is now expected, the
Senate will be composed of thirty-nine Re-
publieans and thirty-seven Democrats, as
compared with forty-twO Republicans and
thirty-fOur Democrats at present.
SAWYER will in all probability be elect
ell from Wisconsin. The same may be said
of GRAY, of Delaware, HAwLEY, of Con-
necticut, HALE, of Maine, CAMDEN, Of
West Virginia, GORMAN, of Maryland,
GEORGE, of Mississippi, and COCKRELL, OF
Missouri, has already received the caucus
nomination. So has NJ, S. QUAY, of Penn
sylvania. DAWES or LONG will likely be
chosen from Massachusetts,. Governor
bob" TAYLOR is strongly spoken of from
Tennessee. MAXEY, of Texas, will prob
ably be reelected, though he has several
strong competitors, one among whom is
the Governor of the State. Mr.. HEARST,
Democrat, of California, now seems to
have the inside track for becoming Sena-
tor WILLIAMS successor. Ex-senator w.
NJ. STEWART has received the nomination
of the Republican caucus for Senator from
Nevada, and the Legislators have revived
their spirits that were dropping because
millionaires were so slow in putting in
their bids for the SenatorShip. The
love-lorn JONES, of Florida, is willing
to succeed himself, provided he shall be
left undisturbed in wOoing the Detroit
maiden.
Indiana and New jersey are the closest
States, in each of which the Democrats
have but a majority of two on joint bal
lot. However the Democrats expect to
elect Governor ALBEIT in New Jersey,
and Governor GRAY or Judge MCDONALD,
or Congressman HOLMAN, in Indiana.
VAN WICK, who is almost as good as a
Democrat, will probably bere-elected from
Nebraska, though many of the Republi-
cans and the whole railroad power of the
State are making bitter fight against him,
and LAIRD, WEAVER or PADDOCK may be
successful. If Senator WARNER MILLER,
of New York, does not succeed himself, L.
p. MORTON will probably represent him
selfand JAMES G.. BLAINE in the Senate.
Senator CONGER of Michigan will be sue
ceeded by Colonel STOCEBRIDGE, who by
the way has already received the caucus
nomination. Ex-Governor DAVIS, of Min
nesota, is likely to become the successor OF
Senator MCMILLAN.
1t will be seen that it is not in West Vir-
ginia alone that the natives are stirred up
over the Senatorial question. The ease
with which the Democrats will elect their
man az Charleston will likely he only as
a gentle ripple upon placid lake, COM
pared with the storms and upheayingS in
other Legislatures.